Research in mathematics education in Australasia 2004-2007 / / edited by Helen Forgasz [and six others].

• Superior document: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ; 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Forgasz, Helen,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]; 2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education ; 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Every four years, beginning in 1984, the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) produces a review of Australasian research in mathematics education. The authors of the chapters in this volume have summarised and critiqued research conducted during the period 2004-2007. The research foci for the period are reflected in the chapter titles. Working under tight funding opportunities and the shadow of demanding research accountability measures, the research undertaken has, nonetheless, been rigorous, far-ranging, and at the cutting edge. In bringing this regular review of the best of Australasian mathematics education to a broader international audience for the first time, readers will recognise the outstanding contributions made by Australasian mathematics education researchers and the potential their findings have to inform and direct future directions in the field.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Review of Mathematics Education Research in Australasia 2004-2007 / Helen Forgasz , Tasos Barkatsas , Alan Bishop , Barbara Clarke , Stephen Keast , Wee Tiong Seah and Peter Sullivan -- Reflections on the MERGA research review 2000-2003 / Carmel Diezmann , Glenda Anthony and Bob Perry -- The development of young children’s mathematical understanding / Bob Perry , Jenny Young-Loveridge , Sue Dockett and Brian Doig -- Learning mathematics in the middle years / Allan L. White -- University learners of mathematics / Leigh Wood -- Adults returning to study mathematics / Linda Galligan and Janet A. Taylor -- Mathematics education and Indigenous students / Tamsin Meaney , Colleen McMurchy-Pilkington and Tony Trinick -- Research into the teaching and learning of applications and modelling in Australasia / Gloria Stillman , Jill Brown and Peter Galbraith -- Teaching and learning with technology: Realising the potential / Mike Thomas and Mohan Chinnappan -- Characteristics of effective pedagogy for mathematics education / Glenda Anthony and Margaret Walshaw -- Sociocultural perspectives in mathematics teaching and learning / Wee Tiong Seah , Bill Atweh , Philip C. Clarkson and Nerida Ellerton -- The affective domain and mathematics education / Peter Grootenboer , Gregor Lomas and Naomi Ingram -- Gender and mathematics: Theoretical frameworks and findings / Colleen Vale and Hannah Bartholomew -- Research on the pre-service education of teachers of mathematics / Merrilyn Goos , Tracey Smith and Steve Thornton -- Teachers as learners: Building knowledge in and through the practice of teaching mathematics / Judy Anderson , Janette Bobis and Jenni Way -- Australasian mathematics education research 2004-2007: An overview / M. A. (Ken) Clements.